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which is rupert murdoch. not to cover this would be journalistic malfeasance. >> you have the democratic senatorial campaign putting out a statement. you wouldn't see that liberals who don't like rupert murdoch are just milking this for all it's worth? >> if this had no connection whatsoever to the nature of the operations, especially through fox news, you might say they're reaching. since the basic accusation that michael wolf was saying, that murdoch is using his media power for political ends is similar in the u.s. and the u.s. it's natural the democrats would say this. >> on your media blog at "the washington post" you took on a story about the difference between british and american journalism. you say basically we should come out and say british journalism standards are sleazy and destructive. you think we're dancing around this? >> in this particular iteration, i couldn't keep quiet. i don't take relish in outing my own employer. i thought in this particular instance he said, none of this is to say ame
which is rupert murdoch. not to cover this would be journalistic malfeasance. >> you have the democratic senatorial campaign putting out a statement. you wouldn't see that liberals who don't like rupert murdoch are just milking this for all it's worth? >> if this had no connection whatsoever to the nature of the operations, especially through fox news, you might say they're reaching. since the basic accusation that michael wolf was saying, that murdoch is using his media power for...
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i have to take you back to rupert murdoch. we know news of the world is his. correct me if i'm wrong, he wants to buy the b-sky-b, which is a british satellite broadcaster against the government's advice. the deputy prime minister waving him off this deal. will he succeed? >> well, yeah, that's been a very interesting story today. the government have been sort of trying to move away, sort of kick this to the grass effectively. what happened today is that deal has been referred back to the competition's commissioner. now, what murdoch is effectively trying to do is buy the 61% of what is an incredibly profitable paid tv, satellite broadcaster. one of the analysts i spoke to today said if that takeover of the 61% of what he doesn't already earn of b sky b would go through would make news corp the most powerful single owner in the uk, almost double the income of the bbc. it's been kicked back. so the government effect evidencely is out of the decision-making process which will make the prime minister david cameron very happy. there's been lots of allegations he's
i have to take you back to rupert murdoch. we know news of the world is his. correct me if i'm wrong, he wants to buy the b-sky-b, which is a british satellite broadcaster against the government's advice. the deputy prime minister waving him off this deal. will he succeed? >> well, yeah, that's been a very interesting story today. the government have been sort of trying to move away, sort of kick this to the grass effectively. what happened today is that deal has been referred back to the...
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owner rupert murdoch is headed to london to deal with this crisis. he's closing the paper after reports that journalists were hacking voice mails of murder and terror victims. cnn's dan rivers has been follow this story from london now. and dan, i guess we're wondering, we have a lot of questions, but will this have an impact on the rest of murdoch's empire? >> reporter: well, that is the sort of, you know, billion dollar question for rupert murdoch. that's probably why he's flying over here tomorrow to have a series of meetings. we've just been speaking to some staffers who are working on the last edition. they came out and had a few words with us. let's just have a quick listen to what they were saying. >> we're all extremely emotional. but every single one of us working up there stays very proud that we're working for the "news of the world." we're very proud of our colleagues, we're very proud of our editor, and we go out with our heads held up high. >> reporter: >> they were stressing, really, that many of the people working there had nothing to
owner rupert murdoch is headed to london to deal with this crisis. he's closing the paper after reports that journalists were hacking voice mails of murder and terror victims. cnn's dan rivers has been follow this story from london now. and dan, i guess we're wondering, we have a lot of questions, but will this have an impact on the rest of murdoch's empire? >> reporter: well, that is the sort of, you know, billion dollar question for rupert murdoch. that's probably why he's flying over...
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the tabloids were shut down this past week by rupert murdoch. allegations have hit too close to home for david cameron who had hired a former editor as his press secretary. >>> britain's most famous newlyweds are on a whirlwind tour of california today. prince william spent the last hour playing poe low in california. he was warned before the match he wasn't a good loser, he seemed ready to try the american version of the game. his new wife catherine joined him at the match. max foster joins us from los angeles with the latest. you don't look like you're ready to play polo? >> reporter: no, i'm ready for the red carpet. it's awesome being in a hot tux in a blazing afternoon in l.a. the polo match just recently finished, and the prince won. he seems to be playing a tough game. the duchess is about to award him with a trophy. everyone's standing by for the kiss. that's what speculators are worrying about in the media crowd. they're going to be promoting young u.k. interests. we're not sure who the a-listers are yet, but it hasn't been denied that
the tabloids were shut down this past week by rupert murdoch. allegations have hit too close to home for david cameron who had hired a former editor as his press secretary. >>> britain's most famous newlyweds are on a whirlwind tour of california today. prince william spent the last hour playing poe low in california. he was warned before the match he wasn't a good loser, he seemed ready to try the american version of the game. his new wife catherine joined him at the match. max foster...
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government investigate rupert murdoch's companies in the united states? go to cnn.com/caffertyfile to post a comment on my blog. we have a tip of the iceberg here or not. but it might bear looking into. >> well, i checked today in the new york post. i didn't see any -- virtually no coverage of the phone hacking scandal in england. although "the wall street journal," they did lead the second section of their newspaper with extensive coverage of it, so, you know, new york post not so much, wall street journal, considerably more. >> i think "the wall street journal" has a little more editorial freedom in the murdoch empire than the "post" does. it's cooped of the u.s. answer to those british tabloids and very much follows the company line. but i think the "journal" has a little more latitude. >> jack, thank you. british law makers aren't waiting to hear testimony from rupert murdoch. they're aggressively investigating the phone hacking scandal that's tainting his media empire. today's focus, possible police corruption and cooperation. here's cnn's senior nat
government investigate rupert murdoch's companies in the united states? go to cnn.com/caffertyfile to post a comment on my blog. we have a tip of the iceberg here or not. but it might bear looking into. >> well, i checked today in the new york post. i didn't see any -- virtually no coverage of the phone hacking scandal in england. although "the wall street journal," they did lead the second section of their newspaper with extensive coverage of it, so, you know, new york post not...
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its owner, rupert murdoch realized his entire empire was at risk of being tainted. one can only imagine the conversation he had with his son james who runs the uk business. >> i feel regret. clearly the practices of certain individuals did not live up to the standards and quality of journalism that we believe in and that i believe in. >> reporter: it was the revelation that murdered school girl had been a targeted by journalists from the paper who eves dropped on her cell phone messages that was the beginning of the end for the paper. hacking in to cell phone messages is illegal in the uk. the scandal that "news of the world" had been systematically eavesdropping dropping on people for years was swirling around with politicians being told phone hacking was the work of a rogue reporter. but there was suspicion that rebekah brooks must have sanctioned the hacking something she always denied. she's a close friend with prime minister david cameron, an awkward fact. but he said this. >> what this government is doing is making sure that the fact the public and i feel so a
its owner, rupert murdoch realized his entire empire was at risk of being tainted. one can only imagine the conversation he had with his son james who runs the uk business. >> i feel regret. clearly the practices of certain individuals did not live up to the standards and quality of journalism that we believe in and that i believe in. >> reporter: it was the revelation that murdered school girl had been a targeted by journalists from the paper who eves dropped on her cell phone...
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rupert murdoch is expected to arrive in london to deal with the hacking scandal that forced the paper to shut down. journalists are accused of illegally tapping into the voice mails of crime victims and bribing police. >>> across america, people are remembering betty ford for her resilience, courage and her candor. the former first lady died yesterday in rancho mirage, california. her family by her side. she was 93. cnn's thelma gutierrez is in rancho mirage. what has been the reaction there, thelma? >> reporter: well, of course, fredricka, one of sadness. betty ford was part of this community for so many years. but people here are also celebrating her life and her legacy, the legacy she left behind with the betty ford center. she died yesterday afternoon. and her family, her children were here at her side. they have been mourning in private, but they released statements a short time ago saying that mother's love, candor, devotion and laughter enrichard our lives and the lives of the millions she touched throughout the great nation. to be in her presence was to know the warmen of a tr
rupert murdoch is expected to arrive in london to deal with the hacking scandal that forced the paper to shut down. journalists are accused of illegally tapping into the voice mails of crime victims and bribing police. >>> across america, people are remembering betty ford for her resilience, courage and her candor. the former first lady died yesterday in rancho mirage, california. her family by her side. she was 93. cnn's thelma gutierrez is in rancho mirage. what has been the reaction...
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none of this is helping the rupert murdoch brand. but to the american who doesn't pay a lot of attention, probably not a lot of impact, unless congressional hearings or an investigation turns up anything here in the united states. at the moment, there's no evidence of that. >> now that we know what was going on over there with the phone hacking, does it -- does it bring the headlines that his paper has generated clearer to you as to where this information was coming from? >> i don't think that there's any question. in fact, we kind of knew this is the way the murdoch tabloids operated. look at last year, since closed by murdoch in the hacking scandal, had one reporter get hidden camera video of sarah ferguson. there's a market in the uk and perhaps america, too, for the kind of journalism that these tabloids practice, but there's also a line that you can't cross, a line of illegalality when you have phone hacking, but when you turn it to ordinary people, the reaction is different. and the wall street journal has an editorial saying b
none of this is helping the rupert murdoch brand. but to the american who doesn't pay a lot of attention, probably not a lot of impact, unless congressional hearings or an investigation turns up anything here in the united states. at the moment, there's no evidence of that. >> now that we know what was going on over there with the phone hacking, does it -- does it bring the headlines that his paper has generated clearer to you as to where this information was coming from? >> i don't...
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rupert murdoch bought the paper in 1969 and used its profits to build his vast media empire that now includes fox news, the wall street journal, and the new york post. but this week this scrappy tabloid was engulfed by scandal. though it remained one of the best-selling newspapers in the english speaking world its name is disgraced and the fallout has damaged politicians, the police and the formidable mr. murdoch. the scandal exploded with a teenager murdered in 2002. on monday in london, a private investigator working for the news of the world was accused of hacking into her cell phone and deleting messages giving her family false hope that millie was alive. and then britain learned the news of the world may have preyed on military families too. >> he was held by a sniper rifle. >> reporter: tony's son james was killed in action in afghanistan. he now believes james's hot mail was hacked by news of the world. prime minister david cameron kicked off the damage control. >> murder victims, terrorist victims, families who have lost loved ones, sometime defending our country, that these
rupert murdoch bought the paper in 1969 and used its profits to build his vast media empire that now includes fox news, the wall street journal, and the new york post. but this week this scrappy tabloid was engulfed by scandal. though it remained one of the best-selling newspapers in the english speaking world its name is disgraced and the fallout has damaged politicians, the police and the formidable mr. murdoch. the scandal exploded with a teenager murdered in 2002. on monday in london, a...
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also new apologies from media mogul rupert murdoch. he met with the family of a murdered teenager whose phone was hacked by his now defunct tabloid. there are fast-moving developments in this scandal. it's ungulfing his entire news empire. and as casey anthony prepares to get out of jail on sunday, will she shun the media spotlight or will she try to capitalize on her supposed fame? i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> president obama back at the bully pulpit for the second time this week to make sure ameripay bill. he went before reporters to keep pushing raising the debt ceiling limit before the august 2 deadline. he seems to be softening his terms somewhat. let's go to the white house. our correspondent dan lothian has the very latest. >> he said it' time for law makers from both parties to make tough choices. he says he's been willing to put entitlement programs on the table, but even so, there's no deal tonight. and some republicans are saying it's time for the president to put his own plan on the table, not make a
also new apologies from media mogul rupert murdoch. he met with the family of a murdered teenager whose phone was hacked by his now defunct tabloid. there are fast-moving developments in this scandal. it's ungulfing his entire news empire. and as casey anthony prepares to get out of jail on sunday, will she shun the media spotlight or will she try to capitalize on her supposed fame? i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> president obama back at the bully pulpit for...
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. >>> rupert murdoch under fire in britain and in the united states. two separate u.s. agencies calling for investigations into rupert murdoch. >>> have you heard this story? an 8-year-old boy kidnapped, murdered, then mutilated. now new york place are scouring a stream of surveillance video for answers. more on that. >>> first, i want to begin with this. let's just plunge right into the debt negotiations at this hour. daily talks at the white house resume in one hour, and by all accounts, they are becoming more tense, more heated, more testy, the closer we get to the deadline. you know the date by now, august 2nd. august 2nd, a potential default of the u.s. treasury if congress will not approve more borrowing. joining me now from the u.s. capitol building is congressman paul brown, republican of georgia. congressman brown, nice to see you. good to have you on. >> it's nice to be with you. i don't believe the august 2nd deadline frankly, and we don't default even if we pass the august 2nd deadline, even if that's when we hit our debt ceiling. >> hang on, sir. let me beg
. >>> rupert murdoch under fire in britain and in the united states. two separate u.s. agencies calling for investigations into rupert murdoch. >>> have you heard this story? an 8-year-old boy kidnapped, murdered, then mutilated. now new york place are scouring a stream of surveillance video for answers. more on that. >>> first, i want to begin with this. let's just plunge right into the debt negotiations at this hour. daily talks at the white house resume in one...
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could rupert murdoch be next? >>> and making headlines for more than just their new movie, find out if justin timberlake and mila kunis will attend a marine ball. and now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today." just your first stop of the day, today, on your nbc station. have a good one.
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it's part of the media empire run by rupert murdoch. murdoch's son james talked about the move to close up shop. >> i feel regret. clearly the practices of certain individuals did not live up to the standards and quality of journalism that we believe in and that i believe in. and that this company believes in. >> this all started with this huge scandal where the reporters were hacking into the voice mail of missing girl, actually giving -- >> false hope. >> altering. >> the investigation. you may know rupert murdoch as the man who owns fox, "new york post." analysts say losing "news of the world" would barely make a dent in his media company known as news corp. that stock was hit so investors and insiders are feeling the financial heat from this because it has -- >> it's a news organization and so the reputation is everything and that we'll have to see where the fallout goes. >> can you imagine being the family of the young girl who's missing, and you -- a reporter is hacking into the voice males and deleting them so they can hear what'
it's part of the media empire run by rupert murdoch. murdoch's son james talked about the move to close up shop. >> i feel regret. clearly the practices of certain individuals did not live up to the standards and quality of journalism that we believe in and that i believe in. and that this company believes in. >> this all started with this huge scandal where the reporters were hacking into the voice mail of missing girl, actually giving -- >> false hope. >> altering....
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rupert murdoch, who owns the british tabloid, is expected to arrive in london shortly to deal with the hacking scandal that has brought that paper down. journalists are accused of illegally tapping into the voice mails of celebrities, politicians and crime victims. >>> and that's the sound of a lot of excitement, the united nations officially recognized south sudan the new african nation, celebrating its independence from sudan today after a long and bloody 50-year on and off civil war. >>> turning to legal news now, here in the states, casey anthony has been acquitted of murder. that you know by now. well, she'll also be out of jail soon. but are her legal problems over? our legal guys weigh in next. right now, go to priceline for a sneak peek at recent winning and better than ever! hotel bids to find where you n save up to 60% on hotels. * we'll even email you other people's winning bids, so you'll know what price to name. *á with new hotel bid alerts, from priceline. >>> casey anthony has only about a week left in jail. she's expected to be released a week from tomorrow. well then
rupert murdoch, who owns the british tabloid, is expected to arrive in london shortly to deal with the hacking scandal that has brought that paper down. journalists are accused of illegally tapping into the voice mails of celebrities, politicians and crime victims. >>> and that's the sound of a lot of excitement, the united nations officially recognized south sudan the new african nation, celebrating its independence from sudan today after a long and bloody 50-year on and off civil...
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rupert murdoch and his son james will be here in parliament for some tough questions. rebekah brooks is supposed to be there as well. but her spokesperson says that because of her arrest, her attendance right now is up in the air. lester? >> stephanie gosk in london. the question tonight then is just how far the ripples of this scandal will reach across rupert murdoch's vast media empire. which includes some big brand names in this country. cnbc's david faber joins us in new york for some insight. david, this has now reached to one of murdoch's top deputies. what does this do to his damage control efforts. >> he's been trying to do damage control since the middle of last week in some ways when he finally started to distance himself from rebekah brooks who resigned, of course, a couple days later. the scandal does not appear to have crested yet. despite giving up the purchase of b sky b for what would have been a $12 billion deal for news corp., a huge important deal they wanted to complete in the uk and, of course, letting go of rebekah brooks and his long time lieuten
rupert murdoch and his son james will be here in parliament for some tough questions. rebekah brooks is supposed to be there as well. but her spokesperson says that because of her arrest, her attendance right now is up in the air. lester? >> stephanie gosk in london. the question tonight then is just how far the ripples of this scandal will reach across rupert murdoch's vast media empire. which includes some big brand names in this country. cnbc's david faber joins us in new york for some...
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only a week or so ago rupert murdoch said he had total confidence in rebekah brooks. the first thing he did when he flew into london to try and sort this crisis out was stage a photo opportunity with his arm around rebekah, asked what his first priority was on landing in london. he pointed to her and said this one. >> rose: so why did she resign? >> i think becausehe attempts to take the pressure off so far had failed. the closure of the news of the world is dramatic and expensive move. this paper had bn going for 160 plus years. rupert murdoch bought it2 years ago it was his big entry on to the world stage after leaving australia. >> rose: the largest circulating paper in london. >> 2.3--.7 million a day, used to sell 6 to milon in its glory days. so this is an extraordinary, papers don't shut down overnight like that either. in these troubled times. he h done that he pulled the bid for sky. he had agreed after changg his mind on thursday to pear before parliament. none of those things had takethe pssure o. the reason that he had kep rebekah brooks right by his side
only a week or so ago rupert murdoch said he had total confidence in rebekah brooks. the first thing he did when he flew into london to try and sort this crisis out was stage a photo opportunity with his arm around rebekah, asked what his first priority was on landing in london. he pointed to her and said this one. >> rose: so why did she resign? >> i think becausehe attempts to take the pressure off so far had failed. the closure of the news of the world is dramatic and expensive...
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rupert murdoch and his son james will face tough questioning in parliament tomorrow. rebekah brooks is expected to schedule as well but her spokesperson says her arrest may change that. >>> to washington where the showdown over raising the nation's debt ceiling is fast approaching the august 2nd deadline with no resolution in sight. plenty of plans but no consensus. while some of those proposals are headed for a vote, the white house suggests the bear minimum is all that's possible. brian mooar joins us with more from washington. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, lynn. the white house says it is confident congress will meet that august 2nd deadline but right now it's not clear how that will happen. today on capitol hill senator tom coburn unveils the biggest plan yet to break the stalemate. >> i wouldn't expect it to pass but i would expect people to look at it. >> reporter: he's taking aim on $9 trillion in government cuts. >> pick half of them. half of them. >> reporter: it's one of several competing republican efforts to beat the august 2nd deadline to raise
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i mean, there has been no direct apology from rupert murdoch. there was an apology in the news of the world before it closed down in its last edition. this just keeps getting bigger and bigger, the "daley mirror" reporting that they tried to get contact numbers of those killed in 9/11. the evening paper in london's headlines were that the queen's police, protection officers sold the queen's phone details to "the news of the world." if that's the case, it goes to show that no one, it appears, was immune from this hacking scandal. all the way from the queen of england to victims of 9/11 to victims of crime here to politicians and hollywood stars and celebrities. this talk of between 4,000 and 6,000 people having been targeted by this tabloid newspaper. it is pretty incredible stuff. we are waiting. there is going to be some statements in the house of commons behind me. so we may get some more information. it certainly seems an incredible story and one that may spread to other newspapers as well. that's the important thing to realize. it might not
i mean, there has been no direct apology from rupert murdoch. there was an apology in the news of the world before it closed down in its last edition. this just keeps getting bigger and bigger, the "daley mirror" reporting that they tried to get contact numbers of those killed in 9/11. the evening paper in london's headlines were that the queen's police, protection officers sold the queen's phone details to "the news of the world." if that's the case, it goes to show that no...
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but the hacking scandal tainting rupert murdoch's media empire keep exploding. two more murdoch newspapers now accused of trying to tap into the personal information of a former british prime minister. and pakistan's reaction to news that the united states government is cutting millions of dollars in military aid. i'll talk to the country's ambassador to the united states about the growing tension and the impact on the war on terror. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." the federal debt is soaring high or above the limit almost by the second. and president obama is vowing to hold daily negotiations to raise the ceiling if that's what it takes. another round of talks broke up just a little while ago without repeat any break through. with 22 days left the president says he won't accept the stop gap plan to prevent america from defaulting on its debts. he used a news conference this morning to challenge both parties and to lay down some markers. >> i will not sign a 30-day or a 60-day or a 90-day extension. that's just not an acceptable approach. and i
but the hacking scandal tainting rupert murdoch's media empire keep exploding. two more murdoch newspapers now accused of trying to tap into the personal information of a former british prime minister. and pakistan's reaction to news that the united states government is cutting millions of dollars in military aid. i'll talk to the country's ambassador to the united states about the growing tension and the impact on the war on terror. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room."...
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so has been the sour now rupert murdoch is under fire on all fronts and is losing the towns on both sides first to the u.k. gone then surely quick now he's long serving right hand man in america is going to be scored is creaking under the phone hacking claims of murder victims and possibly the nine eleven attacks but is this the future we're going to report a reader's appetite for sleaze the tabloids survive. sex drugs cheating and lies phony political scandal flashing dirty laundry crazy made up celebrity gossip and crime stories almost beyond human imagination. over this is served on a platter and sold for a couple of quarters by tabloids it was a man in topless bar or something some kids mom's in the freezer. i thought it veteran journalist michael was one of millions falling for the bait of catchy headlines even though he knows the business inside out in america we don't break the law per se but they do have sleazy tactics i mean they will a story they probably make up sources i mean when you read them a source. in the source said well who is it. they can just make up the. queen said
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s phone hacking scandal rocked rupert murdoch's already shaken leader and part of public fury over the case challenges the future of britain's newspaper industry. they've got to take an act you know they've got to take a chainsaw to government spending and do something about it calls for the u.s. to cut spending and threats of the country's credit rating might be downgraded if lawmakers fail to raise america's debt ceiling that says more e.u. states plunge deeper into economic crisis plus. initial investigations into the sinking of the bulgarian point to negligence and that the tragedy could have been avoided. the first arrests are made in the investigation into sunday's pleasure cruise of disaster divers continue to retrieve bodies from the volga river with the death toll nell standing at one hundred thirty. good to have you with this is our news and comment from around the world this is r.t. live in moscow with twenty four hours a day with a rapid change of heart rupert murdoch and his son james have now confirmed they will give evidence to a parliamentary committee investigating the
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. >> tonight, there were new allegations against rupert murdoch's media empire. claiming the tabloid "the sun" improperly obtained information years ago about gordon brown's seriously ill son and published a story about him. brown says he's shocked by the allegations and the matter is in police hands. >>> this comes a day after the "news of the world" another murdoch tabloid sold its last issue. shut down amid accusations its reporters illegally listened to voice mails of terrorist victims, politicians and celebrities. >>> and anderson, happier news tied to a british power couple. victoria and david beckham are the proud new parents of a girl names harper seven. a close friend of theirs told us this seven was picked because it's a lucky number and the baby was born just after 7:00 a.m. on the seventh month. they say seven was also dad 's jersey number when he played soccer in england. >> i like it. >> i don't know if i want to be named after my dad's jersey. >> who am i to talk about names. i have the name of a 18th century law firm. >> dignified, it matches the
. >> tonight, there were new allegations against rupert murdoch's media empire. claiming the tabloid "the sun" improperly obtained information years ago about gordon brown's seriously ill son and published a story about him. brown says he's shocked by the allegations and the matter is in police hands. >>> this comes a day after the "news of the world" another murdoch tabloid sold its last issue. shut down amid accusations its reporters illegally listened to...
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she won't appear together with james and rupert murdoch. she'll appear after them. she'll have to be careful about what she says and the politicians, equally, have said they'll be careful about which questions they ask and how they frame those questions. they don't want to clearly prejudice any possible trial that may come out of this. it will be a committee session view bid millions of people, i would expect, with lots of people wanting to know who knew what, how high up the newspaper group into rupert murdoch's empire this scandal went. kyra? >> cnn will have live coverage of tomorrow's expected testimony by brooks, rupert murdo kr. h and his son, james. it's scheduled to begin this time tomorrow at 9:30 eastern. >>> michele bachmann, changing her tune or a conservative pledge already signed by most of the other republican presidential hopefuls. political director paul steinhauser. >> now she's changing her mind on this one. you'll hear a lot about this pledge over the next couple of days on the campaign trail about right here in washington where she's going to si
she won't appear together with james and rupert murdoch. she'll appear after them. she'll have to be careful about what she says and the politicians, equally, have said they'll be careful about which questions they ask and how they frame those questions. they don't want to clearly prejudice any possible trial that may come out of this. it will be a committee session view bid millions of people, i would expect, with lots of people wanting to know who knew what, how high up the newspaper group...
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radio even the scariest part imitates life the long running simpsons takes a shot at it rupert murdoch aka montgomery burns in an episode broadcast apparently coincidentally this week. but it's not the only piece of timing in the extraordinary phone hacking case that seems to get more scandalous every day the list of something like four thousand and nine which the police have have since about two thousand and forty thousand and five and yet they promise facie evidence of criminal activity by these individuals and boy by the murdoch empire and yet they have not acted on it so why now just as the murdoch deal to take control of satellite t.v. giant b. sky b. short to go ahead his rival the guardian newspaper releases catastrophic allegations of a moral journalists and their shady practices that when the deal collapses the times for example which current loses money he could have transferred some of the profits from. the times in a few of for example the. telegraph. that it's not just rival newspapers who stand to gain from murdoch's empire crumbling the b.b.c. could retake t.v. territory
radio even the scariest part imitates life the long running simpsons takes a shot at it rupert murdoch aka montgomery burns in an episode broadcast apparently coincidentally this week. but it's not the only piece of timing in the extraordinary phone hacking case that seems to get more scandalous every day the list of something like four thousand and nine which the police have have since about two thousand and forty thousand and five and yet they promise facie evidence of criminal activity by...
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owner rupert murdoch arrived in london today in a bid to limit damage to the rest of his media empire. >>> and the shuttle "atlantis" arrives at the international space station one last time a short time ago. the astronauts were welcomed aboard by the station's current crew. they have brought along a year's worth of supplies, and it's going to take them about a week to unload all of it. >>> join me for more news at the top of the hour. back to "fareed zakaria: gps" in a moment. >> okay. put your thinking caps on far moment. which continent has six of the world's ten fastest growing economies? which continent is projected to have the world's third largest city by population in just a few years? which continue nen has the world's newest nation? if you picked asia, that's wrong. one more question might help you get the answer. which continent has seven of the top ten failed states in the world? the continent, of course, is africa. that's what i want to talk to my two terrific guests about. nicholas kristof and peter godwin, african-born author and reporter. both are just back from africa
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rupert murdoch's arrival mobbed by photographers. following two weeks of scandals, centered around his british newspapers, he took his seat. business son james by his side and wife wendi behind him. within seconds the veteran public performer grabbed his moment and the headlines with one of his preprepared lines. >> i want you to understand this is the most humble day of my life. >> reporter: over two hours they tried to establish precisely what and when the murdochs knew about allegations at "news of the world" of widespread phone hacking and police bribery. allegations that have already seen this british tabloid institution shuddered and claimed the jobs of rebekah brooks and london's police chief but contrition for the murdochs did not give way to admitting knowledge of the dirty tricks employed by those at their newspapers. both rupert and james defending the family legacy. >> it does not mean that i have any knowledge of anyone intentionally misleading me in the company. i don't. >> reporter: saying they simply didn't know what
rupert murdoch's arrival mobbed by photographers. following two weeks of scandals, centered around his british newspapers, he took his seat. business son james by his side and wife wendi behind him. within seconds the veteran public performer grabbed his moment and the headlines with one of his preprepared lines. >> i want you to understand this is the most humble day of my life. >> reporter: over two hours they tried to establish precisely what and when the murdochs knew about...
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and the political cloud over rupert murdoch's media empire in britain and here in the u.s. it's under scrutiny right now after a new arrest in an exploding scandal. [ male announcer ] this...is the network -- a network of possibilities. in here, the planned combination of at&t and t-mobile would deliver our next generation mobile broadband experience to 55 million more americans, many in small towns and rural communities, giving them a new choice. we'll deliver better service, with thousands of new cell sites... for greater access to all the things you want, whenever you want them. it's the at&t network... and what's possible in here is almost impossible to say. ♪ you are my sunshine ♪ my only sunshine ♪ you makes me happy ♪ when skies are grey ♪ you'll never know, dear ♪ how much i love you ♪ please don't take my sunshine away ♪ [ male announcer ] as long as there are babies, they'll be chevy's to bring them home. ♪ the authentic, the rare, the hard to define. to those always searching for what's pure and what's real from we who believe we know just how y
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news of the world is part of the rupert murdoch media empire. several employees have already been interviewed by police. the "new york post" calls the allegations deplorable and unacceptable. rebecca brooks, the editor of "news of the world" at the time says she is, quote, sickened that these events are alleged to have happened. >>> also, actor hugh grant says he's the latest celebrity to be hacked by the tabloid. he spoke to richard quest today and richard joins us. he'll be joining us in just a little bit. and interest what hugh grant has to say. >>> now, after a decade and a half on the run, accused boston gang boss james "whitey" bulger is back in court today, being arraigned for his alleged role in 19 murders. he pleased not guilty to all of the charges against him. bulger was the head of a south boston irish gang and was the inspiration for the character portrayed by jack nicholson in the movie "the departed." >> when i was your age, they would say we could become cops or criminals. what i'm saying is this, when you're facing a loaded gun,
news of the world is part of the rupert murdoch media empire. several employees have already been interviewed by police. the "new york post" calls the allegations deplorable and unacceptable. rebecca brooks, the editor of "news of the world" at the time says she is, quote, sickened that these events are alleged to have happened. >>> also, actor hugh grant says he's the latest celebrity to be hacked by the tabloid. he spoke to richard quest today and richard joins...
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. >> reporter: rebekah brooks was rupert murdoch's prodigy. sunday she went to scotland ya to answer about the phone hacking scandal that occurred when she was editor of news of the world. all along, she's maintained that she's known nothing about the illegal activities about her reporters. >> there's no way that a reporter can come in with a salacious, page one stories that the news of the world was running without an editor saying, how did you get that story? who was your source. >> reporter: later in the day, another bombshell, the head of the scotland yard resigning. sir paul stephenson said that he had no involvement in his force's failure to investigate of murdoch's journalists. >> i have no knowledge of the extent of this disgraceful practice. >> reporter: tuesday, rupert murdoch and his son james are scheduled to appear in front of the british house of commons. it remains to be seen if rupert murdoch can continue to lead his company or even keep it together. todd ant, abc news. >>> now for this morning's weather from around the nation.
. >> reporter: rebekah brooks was rupert murdoch's prodigy. sunday she went to scotland ya to answer about the phone hacking scandal that occurred when she was editor of news of the world. all along, she's maintained that she's known nothing about the illegal activities about her reporters. >> there's no way that a reporter can come in with a salacious, page one stories that the news of the world was running without an editor saying, how did you get that story? who was your source....
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owner rupert murdoch shutting the paper down in the wake of a hacking scandal. now there's a report in another british tabloid saying staffers at "news of the world" attempted to hack the phones of 9/11 victims. >>> pakistan is defiant in the obama administration to withhold $800 million in military aid. pakistan telling washington, in effect, keep your money. we don't want it. >>> back to the bargaining table for the president and congressional leaders. they've agreed to meet around the clock, if necessary, to reach a deal on raising the debt ceiling. the president says the deal must be done within nine days or america could default on its debts. >>> tracking space debris at the international space station and the shuttle "atlantis." nasa is saying it's not a threat and no diversions will be needed to avoid the space junk. they say it's debris from a 1970s satellite. >>> the midwest and southern states in the gripping heat. facing heat advisories. temperature temperatures could top 105 degrees. cities in four states, missouri, oklahoma, tennessee and indiana co
owner rupert murdoch shutting the paper down in the wake of a hacking scandal. now there's a report in another british tabloid saying staffers at "news of the world" attempted to hack the phones of 9/11 victims. >>> pakistan is defiant in the obama administration to withhold $800 million in military aid. pakistan telling washington, in effect, keep your money. we don't want it. >>> back to the bargaining table for the president and congressional leaders. they've...
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rupert murdoch's media empire abandons its bid to take over britain's largest satellite broadcaster as a frenzy over a newspaper hacking consumes politicians and police. divers are said to make a final attempt to find twenty four victims of russia's pleasure cruiser disaster who are still missing. and the owner of the company that. has been arrested. and to washington where russia lays out a new step by step strategy towards iran that may bring to iran back to the negotiating table over its nuclear program. eighty out of the russian capital you're watching r t we were in a joshua welcome to the program some battled media empire news corp has announced that its dropping its bid to take control of britain's largest satellite broadcaster the move is intended to head off public outrage over allegations that several of his newspapers were gauged in rampant phone hacking scandal has grown to include the british government and police officials who stand accused of complicity and corruption across the atlantic shocked us senators are calling for a probe into allegations that nine eleven victim
rupert murdoch's media empire abandons its bid to take over britain's largest satellite broadcaster as a frenzy over a newspaper hacking consumes politicians and police. divers are said to make a final attempt to find twenty four victims of russia's pleasure cruiser disaster who are still missing. and the owner of the company that. has been arrested. and to washington where russia lays out a new step by step strategy towards iran that may bring to iran back to the negotiating table over its...
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there's only one set of people left and they're all called murdoch. >> reporter: both rupert and james are set to be grilled by a set of parliamentarians on monday. elizabeth palmer, cbs news, london. >>> this morning there are conflicting reports on the health of former egyptian president hosni mubarak. according to his lawyer, mubarak has suffered a stroke and slipped into a coma, but his doctor says that is not the case. mubarak is set to face trial in two weeks on protests that led to his ouster. >>> secretary of state clinton is in greece, she met with the greek prime minister yesterday. she's meeting other greek leaders today. clinton says greece's tough economic austerity program is necessary to overcome a debt crisis but in the end it will pay off. >>> federal investigators are investigating a deadly bus crash in western new york. a tour bus traveling from washington, d.c., to niagara falls crashed about 55 miles southeast of rochester sunday afternoon. the driver lost control and the bus veered down into the woods. two passengers were killed, over a dozen others injured. preli
there's only one set of people left and they're all called murdoch. >> reporter: both rupert and james are set to be grilled by a set of parliamentarians on monday. elizabeth palmer, cbs news, london. >>> this morning there are conflicting reports on the health of former egyptian president hosni mubarak. according to his lawyer, mubarak has suffered a stroke and slipped into a coma, but his doctor says that is not the case. mubarak is set to face trial in two weeks on protests...
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thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> rupert murdoch, an australian, and how much coverage is it getting over there? >> in his newspapers, almost nothing. on page 18 there's a tabloid paper that is owned by news limited. the rival fairfax papers have given it a bit more, but i would hardly say it's beaning. >> has there in your knowledge ever been an episode hike this in any kind of media? this phone hacking that really seems to be going global every day. >> knowing mr. murdoch and his empire as we do, it's even more fascinating. it may even play into more sha nan gans going on here. but to answer your question, i don't think we have had or are likely to have more like this. because our media environment is less competitive than britain's. we don't have a slew of newspapers competing with each other. we have individual cities with individual newspapers. most of them only one newspaper and most of the cities are owned by rupert murdoch. >> and i know there's real competition rather in the tabloid press and between television news programs. >> yes. our job so look at exactly this k
thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> rupert murdoch, an australian, and how much coverage is it getting over there? >> in his newspapers, almost nothing. on page 18 there's a tabloid paper that is owned by news limited. the rival fairfax papers have given it a bit more, but i would hardly say it's beaning. >> has there in your knowledge ever been an episode hike this in any kind of media? this phone hacking that really seems to be going global every day. >>...
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rupert murdoch's media empire under fire. his reporters how accused of illegally invading the privacy of britain's former prime minister as this hacking scandal widens. we're live from london ahead. >> i'm ali velshi. much of the country literally feeling the heat and relief from the summer scotcher may be days away on this "american morning." >>> and good morning to you. thanks so much for being with us on this "american morning." it's tuesday, july 12th. christine has the morning off. >> we've got a lot of news this morning, including some breaking news out of afghanistan. >> that's right. we begin there where afghan president hamid karzai's half brother was found shot to death at his home. ahmed wali karzai was the provenÇal council chief of kandahar. he suffered gunshot wounds to his head and chest according to hospital officials. a spokesman for kandahar's government said a guard killed karzai. the taliban says -- >> we've seen the worst so far. excessive heat warnings and advisories posted in 23 states. the heat in man
rupert murdoch's media empire under fire. his reporters how accused of illegally invading the privacy of britain's former prime minister as this hacking scandal widens. we're live from london ahead. >> i'm ali velshi. much of the country literally feeling the heat and relief from the summer scotcher may be days away on this "american morning." >>> and good morning to you. thanks so much for being with us on this "american morning." it's tuesday, july 12th....
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rupert murdoch has taken a swipe at his media rivals labeling accusations against news corp total lies and that only minor mistakes have been made in the phone hacking probe the embattled media mogul now has an f.b.i. inquiry on his hands over claims that the voice mails of nine eleven victims were intercepted meanwhile and the scandals claimed its biggest scalp yet rebecca brooks has quit she ran murdoch's u.k. newspapers and was editor of the news of the world when motivic million dollars phone was hacked next week she'll join. her face and. parliamentary grilling but i thought it was a more i reports while he fights to save his media titan the vultures are already circling i pod every media outlet in town t.v. radio even the sky writers when art imitates life the long running simpsons takes a shot at its owner rupert murdoch aka montgomery burns in an episode broadcast apparently coincidentally this week. but it's not the only piece of timing in the extraordinary phone hacking case that seems to get more scandalous every day the list of something like four thousand names which the p
rupert murdoch has taken a swipe at his media rivals labeling accusations against news corp total lies and that only minor mistakes have been made in the phone hacking probe the embattled media mogul now has an f.b.i. inquiry on his hands over claims that the voice mails of nine eleven victims were intercepted meanwhile and the scandals claimed its biggest scalp yet rebecca brooks has quit she ran murdoch's u.k. newspapers and was editor of the news of the world when motivic million dollars...
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. >>> in england, shock waves from the scandal that rattled rupert murdoch's media empire reached the british government today. a top aide to british prime minister david cameron, arrested. abc's jeffrey kofman now on the tabloid world out of control. >> reporter: when andy coulson was editor of "the news of the world," the paper he ran destroyed people's lives. >> i can't say anymore at this stage. >> reporter: arrested this morning, facing charges of perjury, bribing police, hacking people's phones in search of scoops. andy coulson is also uncomfortably the former spokesman of british prime minister david cameron, who, today, scrambled to distance himself. >>>> the press freedom does not mean the press should be above the law. >> reporter: but "the news of the world" was, which is why the famous and the powerful in britain have feared and loathed the tabloioifor years. case in point? remember when sarah ferguson was caught selling access to prince andrew? >> 500,000 pounds when you can, to me -- open doors. >> reporter: and this headline. when prince harry angerer his girlfriend by
. >>> in england, shock waves from the scandal that rattled rupert murdoch's media empire reached the british government today. a top aide to british prime minister david cameron, arrested. abc's jeffrey kofman now on the tabloid world out of control. >> reporter: when andy coulson was editor of "the news of the world," the paper he ran destroyed people's lives. >> i can't say anymore at this stage. >> reporter: arrested this morning, facing charges of...
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rupert murdoch's media empire is crumbling following allegations but the public appetite for scandal seems as strong as ever feeding the ruthless tabloid machine. recognizes the libyan rebels as the country's legitimate government. billions of dollars of assets frozen continue. you can join us on this. eight out of ninety eight european banks have failed stress tests designed to determine whether that full and event of another crisis the majority of those are in spain the country feared to be next in line for a bailout meanwhile on friday italy passed seventy billion euros worth of cuts to fend off its own spiraling. reports the euro fairy tale seems to be moving closer to collapse. as the clouds gather a very thin in the greek battle continue timescape now like. what everybody here. is for the future if you're using countries like italy looking on increasingly unstable ground can the euro write out this financial storm this is really something quite frightening if indeed italy really goes into big trouble on the financial markets this is certainly a totally new phase of this euro cr
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rupert murdoch's top newspaper executive rebecca brooks is out on bail. she was arrested over the growing phone hacking scandal. the police commissioner, paul stephenson, also resigned yesterday. >>> casey anthony is out of jail and for the moment at least out of the spotlight. the attorney for casey's parents, george and cindy anthony, say that they refused a request to act as media decoys when their daughter was released from jail yesterday. casey anthony was driven away by her defense team and remains in hiding. >>> congressman leonard boswell is okay after an armed home invasion this iowa farmhouse. the 77-year-old boswell reportedly struggled with the gunman saturday night before his grandson grabbed a shotgun and pointed it at the intruder who then fled. obviously police still on the hunt for that home invasion intruder. >>> the senate could vote as early as this week on a scaled-down plan allowing president obama to raise the nation's debt ceiling. lawmakers have just 16 days left to strike a deal and after that, treasury department says that the u
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murdoch who can throw around a lot of political influence when it comes to british politics endorsed cameron for prime minister and then cameron takes office, hires the former officer of "news of the world" which i bet he wishes he hadn't and then the guy arrested today, which you mentioned. >> "news of the world" is this tabloid newspaper. it's as if the president of the world would go pick this man from a newspaper and say now you're press secretary. things are just different in britain, it seems. >> true, they play a much bigger role in the newspaper world more than the united states. i think it also points up, you know, the tactics. it was the same "news of the world" last year that did that sting with the fake shake of a reporter impersonating a person asking fergie for money on television. it's the same fabrication that's not so funny when it's applied to hacking into the voicemails or phones of ordinary people. as you know, what really made this scandal take off and led to murdoch's decision to close the paper on sunday was the fact that families of terror vicvict, a missing g
murdoch who can throw around a lot of political influence when it comes to british politics endorsed cameron for prime minister and then cameron takes office, hires the former officer of "news of the world" which i bet he wishes he hadn't and then the guy arrested today, which you mentioned. >> "news of the world" is this tabloid newspaper. it's as if the president of the world would go pick this man from a newspaper and say now you're press secretary. things are just...